Knowledge: instruments
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Links
- Kidport Reference Library: Musical Instruments
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Music/MusicIndex.htm - Learn about the different instrument families and the individual instruments within them. Pictures available.
- Caramax Turtle
http://www.caramax.com/us/ - Kids can play games with Caramax Turtle and learn the sounds of musical instruments.
- Learn About Instruments
http://datadragon.com/education/instruments/ - Listen to samples and learn about different types of instruments.
- America's Shrine to Music Museum
http://www.usd.edu/smm/ - Founded as an academic support unit of The University of South Dakota, this museum houses more than 10,000 instruments. Features virtual galleries with pictures of unusual, beautiful, and historic instruments from the collection.
- Instrument Encyclopedia
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/ - A guide to more than 140 musical instruments from all parts of the world. Includes photographs and descriptions.
- kidsregen.org Organic Music Archive
http://www.kidsregen.org/archive/results.php?section=orgMusic - Learn to make various musical instruments from simple materials.
- Mudcat for Kids
http://www.mudcat.org/kids/ - Learn how to make musical instruments from everyday materials.
- Wikipedia Listing - Musical Instrument
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_instrument - Encyclopedia entry includes descriptions of various classes of instruments and links to related topics.
- The Classical Free-Reed, Inc.
http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/ - Classical performer, educator and conductor Henry Doktorski offers hundreds of illustrated pages on the concertina, accordion, harmonica, bandoneon, sheng and harmonium (reed organ) including a directory of performers organized by country and instrument.
- Introduction to Bagpipe Music
http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/ - Suggestions on how to listen to and appreciate bagpipe music.
- Let's Hear it For the Kazoo
http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2005/0128.shtml - Brief history, sound samples and facts about the instrument.
- Making Pan Flutes
http://www.panflutejedi.com/jean-paul-tutorial.html - Learn to craft a bamboo or pvc pan flute.
- Music Match 'em
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_music_matchem.html - Game asks you to match various instruments to the sounds that they make. (Requires Flash.)
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